National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson announced today that the Internal Revenue Service has awarded almost $9.5 million in matching grants to Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs) for the 2009 grant cycle.

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Technical Guidance

Notice 2009-41 provides procedures that manufacturers may follow to certify property as qualified residential energy efficient property under § 25D of the Internal Revenue Code, as well as guidance regarding the conditions under which taxpayers seeking to claim the § 25D credit may rely on a manufacturer's certification. Notice 2009-41 will appear in IRB 2009-19, dated May 11, 2009.

Revenue Ruling 2009-11 provides that differential pay that employers pay to their employees who leave their jobs to go on active military duty is subject to income tax withholding but is not subject to Federal Insurance Contributions Act ("FICA") or Federal Unemployment Tax Act ("FUTA") taxes. It will be published in IRB 2009-18 dated May 4, 2009.

IRS will no longer sponsor Tax Talk Today - The May 12, 2009 program will be the last liveTax Talk Today show. Archived programs will be available online through Sept. 30, 2009.

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